Car-door lock



May l, 192.8.

w. Eg. WINE CAR DOOR LOCK Filed Feb. 1v, 1921 awww Patented May 1, 1928.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM E. WINE, 0F TOLEDO, CHIC).

CAR-DOGR LOCK.

Application led February 17, 1921. Serial No. 445,745.

j This invention relates to door mechanism for railway cars or the like and the principal object thereof is to provide a simple and convenient means for holding such doors in closed position.

Another object is to provide an improved arrangen'ient of locking member or hook adapted to supportingly engage a portion of the door and to provide for use Wit-h a door-supporting hook an improved hook bracketA or housing, also improved means attached to the door for engagement by the hook. A still further object -is to provide a door-supporting arrangement that will be ,o't low cost and applicable to the ycar as a simple self-contained and pre-assembled unit of car construct-ion.

`With these and Vother incidental objects in view, the invention consists ot the formation, combination and arrangement of parts as will be herein described and finally claimed..

In the accompanying drawings, which show an embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is a side elevational vie-W of the mechanism of the resent invention, along with suiicient of tiie adjacent car construction as to illustrate its cooperation therewith. In this figure certain portions of the locking mechanism are shown in section for the purpose of clarity. Figure 2 is a vertical cross sectional view taken through a portion of the car structure, substantially on the line .2-2 of Figure l, and showing the door locking device in end elevational view. Figure 3 is a plan view of the mechanism and the adjacent portion of the car, and Figure 4 ahorizontal cross sectional view taken on the line 4-1 of Figure 1. v

Referring now to these drawings, that portion of the side of the car shown is designated 1 and the floor 2. -A pair of doors 3 and 4t are provided for the car in its floor, the door 3 being shown complete in Figure 1 but the hinge portion of the door 4 being broken away. These doors are hinged to the car structure along their remote edges kas shown at 5 for the door 3. It Willbe understood that similar hinges are used for the door 4- also. The tree edges 7 and 8 of the doors'are turned toward each other. Angle irons 9 and 10 are furnished for the free edges ot' the doors. These may extend for thetull length of the doors and are supplied to stiften and support the same. The ends ot these. angles extend outwardbeyondthe sides of the car and the projecting ends cooperate with the later described locking mechanism to hold the'doors in closed positions. Brackets 11, of, triangular form, extend across and ywithin the openings of the angles 9 and l() to stili'en the ends of the in the vicinity of the locking mechanism. These brackets orbraces are riv eted to the inner 'faces of the two legs of the angle by means of the rivets l2, thereby securely bracing and tyingthe two; legs together and making a stift' construction for a locking` face.

By arranging for the supporting ledges 23 ot the latches to seat beneath the lower edges ot the outstanding legs of the angle'irons to support the door, the metal of the angle irons is presented in an advantageous manner and the doors will not spring down from the local yield of the angles. And by locallystiliening these outstanding legs near their lower edges, as for example by the brackets 11, theV anglev irons are prevented trom distorting from the concentration of loads. f

The present mechanism does not include any special apparatus for lifting the doors, it having been found satisfactory to lift them up by hand, grasping the protruding -ends of the angle irons 9 and 10. The invention has primarily to do with an effective device whereby, when the doors are raised they will latch themselves and will be held in closed position in a simple and positive manner, and also so that they may .be readily released.

To this end, a bracket 13 is riveted to the outer tace of the car side in a position adjacent to the tree edges of the tvvo doors 3 and 4: which constitute a pair. ySeveral of the regular bottoni flange rivets 14 may be utilized for the attachment of this brack et, this series of rivets being supplied normally ior securing the flange bar 15 to the rar side l. Latches or hooks 1.6 and 17 are pivo'ted to the bracket 18 at 18 and 19, these serving to hold the doors 3 and l lrespectively in closed positions. The integral bracket 13 has front and rear walls 2O and 21, the space 22 between the walls forming a pocket for the said latches. y i f The rear or inner wall 2l constitutes the base of the bracket and the 'front or outer wall 2O constitutes a guard to overlie the major portion of the hooks or latches 16 and 17, the guard extending over the upper ends and the shanks thereof as well as portions of the latching shoulders of the saine. rlhe bracket 13 being thus securely and permanently attached to the car, it becomes in ei'i'ect an extension from the car side.

ylhe doors are preferably arranged in planes approximately coincident with the plane of the bottom edge of the car side so as to utilize the edges o't the sides as hopper openings. rEhe bracket 13 is accordingly eX- tended downwardly for some distance below the side oi the car in order that the latches may be pivoted thereupon at the desired locations with respect to the plane ot 'the doors. This form oit bracket is especially adapted for useV with cars of the type illustrated in the drawings. It is also contemplated to apply the in ention to cars of other types, hence limited modilications within the scope ot the appended claims, may be necessary.

The lathes 16 and 17 have locking shoulders at their forward edges and there lit under the upright legs oi the angles 10 and 9, the lower edges ot' the said legs ont the angles thus constitutingl locking faces for and upon the doors. The engagement points between the latches and the doors fall ontside o't the pivotpoints 18 and 19, or between the pivot points ot' the latches and the door hinge points, as tor example, the engagement point Ytor lthe door 3 lies between the pivot point 18 and the hinge point 5.v This contact point also lies above the latch pivot point 18, or between thev pivot point 18 and the door itseli, when the latter is in closed position as shown. The latch 16 is in position, when swung back toward the other Vlatch 17, to enti rely7 clear the path olf' the angle iron 10 and to allow the door to drop, the angle iron being the limit of, or the tree edge oi? the door, in the vicinity o the latch. lvthen the door is li'lted shut the inclined 'lace Zet oi the latch will cause the same to be pushed clear of the door and the latch willthen tall by gravity, or it may be swung into engagement beneath the angle iron, and as the weight of the door comes upon it the tendency will be for the latch to be swung toward the angle iron, or into "further engagement with the door. This is due to the relative location of the parts. Endv walls, such as at 25, are provided for the pocket ot the casting 13 to limit the outward movement oitI the latches or hooks 16 and 17.

The pivot pins for the latches pass through the inner and outer walls of the bracket but not through the car side, so that the latches are in reality pivoted upon the bracket. llut as the bracket with its contained parts is applicable to the car as a unit, the latches are in etlect pivoted to the car body.

llt is one ot the objects of the invention to provide a device so constructed that it may be readily applied to and removed trom the .car after pre-assembling oi" the several parts within the bracket. rllo this end any convenientarrangenient of attachment of the bracket to the car may be employed. In the present embodiment the upper portion only oi the inner wall or base 21 of the bracket 13 lies against the side 1 ot the car, the outer wall 2O of the bracket, together with the upright yend walls 25 forming with the base 21, a housing to accommodate the hooks 16 and 1'? which are operably accommodated therein. The housing is open at the bottom so that the latches may be entered and these are then pivoted upon and between the base portion 21 of the casting and the outer wall 20 by means ot the pivot pins located at the pivot points 18 and 19. As before stated, these pins are in the present embodiment arranged near the lowermost edge o1c the housing, and below the lowerinost edge of the car side, although other locations might be found to be desirable in other embodiments. 'llo the endthat the device may be preassembled and applied to the car body as a single unit of construction, it is desirable, shown in the drawings, that the pivot pins should pass through the integral walls 2O and 21 but not through the side of the car, as otherwise it would be diflicult, or even impossible to lit together and assen'ible the latches, lock and bracket remote vtrom the car and then apply the complete outfit to the c; r as a separable selfcontained unit. lt is desirable trom the standpoint of strength and stillness that the pivot pins pass through both the inner and outer'v-.falls of the bracket, and in order to Aeffect economy and ease ot application it is preferable4 `that the rivets such as 14k for securing the outiit to the car body shall pass through the base 21 oi the casting only, as it is then not necessary to extend the outer wall Q0 over the full tace of the inner wall or base 2l, but it may be made of just su'llicient extent to properly house and support the hooks and torni a guard therefor.

'lhe end walls which are integral with and connect the inner wall or base 21 and the outer wall 20, entend along the forward edges oit the hooks 1G and 17 and are shaped to substantially contorni to these edges, so 'that these end walls define the 'forward limits ot the housing and also form stops for limiting the forward movement ot the hooks, or in other words serve to limit movei'nent of the hooks toward their respective doors. rlhese walls 25 are preferably extended to follow around the contour of the tops ot' the hooks, thus following angular paths whereby is provided stillness tor the bracket without excessive weight or cost, as the angular disposition ot the upper portions of the lOl) walls 25. Alsor that upon release, either ol the two latches must be moved toward the other one. In order to hold the'latches against possible disengagement with the locking faces of the doors, or in other words, in order to hold them forwardly in the housing and substantially against the end walls 25, latch lock 26 is provided, the same to be dropped into position between the latches 16 and 17V so that neither of these latches.

can be swung back without first withdraw* ing the lock 26. Vhiler it is contemplated that the latches will, as a rule, gravitate into door engaging and supporting position, it will be appreciated that they may in some instances after having been in service a long time be prevented from doing so by excessive friction between the parts, by improper adjustment o' the parts due to accidental distortion or by an accumulation of dirt, snow or. ice in thebracket. To obviate this diiiiculty and thereby insure coinplete locking rotation ofthe latches, the lower part of the slidable lock 26 is formed as a symmetrical wedge adapted to cooperate simultaneously with the upwardly projecting portions of the latches to Jforce them toward their respective door supporting positions. This loclr lits in the pocket 22 o'f the casting 13, and guides or ribs 27 are proF vided to form a way for its operation. The integralribs or walls 27 also serve to connect the spaced walls and 21 oi the bracket and, together with the walls 25, completeJ therewith the pocket tor the operable accommodation of the latches 16 and 17 and the locking block 26. As this lock fits between the latches 16 and 17 it will be seen that tendency of either latch to move out of engagement with its door will cause the opposite latch to be forced into still further engagement-with its door unless already in full engagement therewith. lWhen the lock is liitednp either latch may be swung from beneath its door with a consequent drop ping of the door. The lock has a lip 28 which may be used for driving the lock upwardly vfor disengaging the latches or, il the latches fail to rotate completely into door supporting position, it may be used for driving the lock downwardly for forcing the latches into that position.

It will be noted that the stop walls for limiting the movement of the latchesl into engagement with the doors, as well as thefpoint of engagement of the locking block 26 with the latches 16 and 17, is above the level-of' the locking shoulders 23 of the latches, the stop walls engaging the latches on the outer sides thereof, or on the sides oi2 the latches toward the respective doors and the stop block vengaging the latches on the inner-sides, or in other words, upon the sides away from their respective doors.' This arrangement provides a maximum leverage for the efi'ect of the stop wall and locking block upon thelatches, which in the present construction may be made unusually small and of relatively light weight.

The present arrangement permits the entire bracket, withthe latches and locking blockin place, to be assembled as a complete operable unit before being applied to the car and be then applied in a proper posif tion to match with the doors, irrespective of whether the latter have been carefully manufactured and applied. to the car or not'. This is of great convenience in this art, as the car builder usually prefers to avoid all exactnessin manufacture, except where absolutely necessary. It -is the plan in the practical lapplication of thisinvention that the assembled bracket outiit will be turned out in a separate shop employing labor of the necessary slzill to lit up the parts with such nicety. as may be necessary and the assembled unit will then be applied to the car by the regularworkman in a proper position to take care or' any ordinary irregularities in the construction or vapplication of the doors.

Thus vhas been described a preferred embodiment of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A door mechanism forl railway catts including` afswinging door hinged along one of its edges to the car structure, a pivoted latch ilor holding the door in closed position the same having a locking face for engagement with a portion of the door, the locking face being located above and to one side of the pivot point of the latch, and a. lock-re taining member cooperable with' the said latch and arranged to engage the same at a point abovethe said locking face thereof.

2. A doorrmechanism for railway cars including a swinging door hinged along oneof its edges to the car structure, a pivoted latch for holding the door in closed position the same having a locking face for engagement with a portion of the door, the locking face being located above the pivot point and to the sid-e thereof adjacent the hinged edge of thedoor, and a lock-retaining member' cooperable with the said latch and arranged to engage the same at a point above the said locking face thcrcoill and at the side thereotI away from the hinged edge of the door.

3. A 'door mechanismfor railway cars including a swinging door hinged along one of its edges tothe car structure, the plane of the door being a aproximately `coincident with the plane of t e lower edge of the car side, a bracket attached to the car side and depending below the lower edge thereof and below the plane of the door, a latch pivoted upon the bracket at a point beneath the door and slightly removed from the tree edge of the same, the latch having a locking shoulder adapted to seat beneath a portion of the door when the latter is in closed position.

4l. A door mechanism for railway cars including a door hinged along one of its edges to the car structure, and having a locking face near another edge, a latch pivoted to the car structure beneath and outside the limits ot the door, the said latch having a locking shoulder extending outwardly therefrom toward the door and located between the said pivot point and the locking face on the car door, the said latch being arranged in such manner that it may be swung entirely out et the path of traverse ot' the door and being l'urthcr arranged that it may be swung toward the door a sutlicient distance to permit the said locking shoulder to seat beneath the locking face when the door is closed, and lock-retaining means arranged to engage the latch at the side thereof away from the door and at a point above the locking shoulder.

5. A door mechanism 'for railway cars including a door hinged along one ot its edges to the car structure, a latch pivoted to the car structure beneath and outside of the limits oit the door, the said latch having a shoulder arranged to extend inwardly beneath the door to support the same in closed position, the pivot point ol the latch being so arranged with respectl to the shoulder that the weight oll the door will tend to rotate the latch toward the door. and there being means coacting between the latch and the car structure for limiting such rotation, said limiting means being arranged to engage the latch above the said shoulder thereof.

G. A door mechanism tor railway cars including a door hinged along` one of its edges to the car structure, a latch pivoted to the car structure beneath and outside of the limits ot the door, a locking shoulder extending outwardly trom the latch, the same being so arranged that upon rotation ot the latch it may be positioned beneath the door in proper manner to support the saine in closed p sition or entirely withdrawn from beneath the door, the pivot point o't the latch beinel so arranged with respect to the shoulder that the weight ol the door will tend to rotate the latch into further engagement with the door, there being means coacting between the latch and the car structure tor limiting such outward rotation and there being removable means `tor preventing inward rotation of the latch, the said means for limiting the outward rotation of the latch and the said means for preventing inward rotation thereof both being arranged to engage the latch above the shoulder thereof.

7. A door mechanism for railway cars provided with a pair of doors hinged to the car structure, said mechanism including a plurality of relatively movable door locking members each adapted to enga-ge one o the doors, and movable means interposed between said members lor normally retaining them in door locking relation, said means and said locking members being so related that when in lockedvposition a tendency of one Vlocking member to accidentally assume unlocked position will transmit through said means 'torce tending to effect a locking movement of the other locking member.

3. A door mechanism 'for railway cars including a pair of doors hinged to the car structure, a latch 'lfor each door. adapted to be swung into the path of travel of the door in such manner as to hold the same in closed position, and movable means acting between the latches whereby motion ot one latch to release its door will produce a reverse movement of the other latch.

t). ln a door mechanism for railway cars, a pair ot doors hinged to the car structure, a bracket affixed to the car structure between adjacent tree edges of the doors, a supporting latch tor each. door, the same being pivoted upon the bracket, and a latch-interlocking member operatively mounted upon the bracket and arranged to hold the latches in engagement with their respective doors, the latches being independently disengageable with their respective doors upon the withdrawal ot the said interlocking member.

l0. A door mechanism for railway cars including, in combination with the car body, a door hinged thereto, a latch for the said door and a lock for the latch, and a casting attached to the car body, the same having integral outer and inner walls spaced from each other, integral ribs connecting said walls, the said latch and lock being positioned between the said walls.

ll. A door mechanism for railway cars including in combination with the car body a door hinged thereto, a latch for the said door and a lock slidably mounted 'tor engagement with the latch to maintain the latter in door supporting position, and a casting attached to the car body, the same having a pocket formed by integral spaced walls, the said pocket being formed to receive and operably accommodate the said latch and lock.

l2. In a door mechanism for railway cars, a pair of doors hinged to the car body, each door being provided with a locking face, a pair ot latches pivoted to the car body and arranged to be swung into engagement with the locking faces of the doors, and a locking block slidably interposed between the latches, the same being movable into or out of a position where the said latches are held thereby in positive engagement Vwith the locking; faces ot the doors.

13. in a door mechanism tor railway cars, a pair ot floors hinged to the car body, each door beinga provided with a locking tace, independent door-supportinp` latches operably associated between. the car body and the locking 'faces olf each ot the doo-rs, and a single lockingblock arranged to bev moved into or out ot locking engagement with both latches.

lll. ln a door mechanism lt'or railway cars, a pair ot doors hinged to `the car body, a supporting latch for each door, the saine being located upon the car near the tree edge of the respective doors, the said latches being; arranged to move toward each other to release the respective doors, and a locking blo-ck removably interposed between the latches andV arranged toV prevent releasing movement thereof.

15, ln a door mechanism for railway cars, a pair of doors hinged to the car body, a supporting latch for each door, the same be ing pivoted to thecar near the ytree edgesot the doors and arrangedto swing towards each other for the release of the respective doors, and a locking block slidably interposed between thelatches and arranged to prevent releasing movement thereof; Y 16; In a door arrangement Jr`or railway cars, a pair of doors hinged to the car body along their remote edges and arranged'to swing toward each other into closed positions, a'door lockingf mechanism for the said doors, the same being ytornried as a single self-contained unit attachable to the car independently of any otherpartand including a bracket, independent locks upon the 4bracket foreach door, and additional means upon the bracket for holding the said'locks in position. Y

17. A door` mechanism for railway cars including, in combination with the car body, a door hinged thereto, al supporting latch for the said door, the same being pivoted upon the car body, an anale ironvextension secured to the door and extending outwardly therefrom, one leqfof the angle lyingr against Y the door plate and the other leg; outstanding from the door plate` the said latch being7 arranged to Vsupportinely engage and seat beneath the outer edge of the said Outstanding' les, the portion ol the latch above `the supporting ledge thereof lying parallelwith the back of the said ondstanding` leg.

18. A door device for railway cars includinn' in combination with the car body a door hinged thereto, abracket havirre` integral inner and outer spaced walls, the inner wall lying against a wall of the car and' being; secured thereto, a door-supporting latch disposed between the said walls oit the -b acket and pivoted thereupon, the pivotpin` therefor passing through both of said walls of thc bracket., but not through the said wall ot' the car that is adjacent the inner wall oi'. the bracket.

19. ln a dump car having; a pivoted door, the combination with a bracket secured to a lined part of the car adjacent an edge of the door when the latter is in closed position, ojl' a bar rigid with the door and projecting from said edge in line with said bracket a locking lever pivotally supported on saidV f bracket to swing,` against said bar on the under side oi: the latter, and means tor holding said lever in locked position.

20. In a dump car having a pivoted door, the combination with a bracket secured to a Vfixed part of the car adjacent an edge of the d oor when the latter is in closed position, oi a bar rigid with the door and proiecting from said cdgen line with said bracket, and a locking lever pivotally supported on said bracket to swing against said bar on the under side oi the latter, said bracket having a supporting ledge on which the 'free end of said lever rests when in locked position.

21.- In a dump car having a pivoted door with the tree edge thereof adapted to swing downwardly when openingthe combination with a bracketsecnred to a lined part of the car and having a portion extendingacross the side edge ofthe door when the latter is in closed position, of a projection rigid with the door and extending; from said side thereof, a lock lever pivoted to said portion of the bracket adapted to swing' to a position on the under side of said projection, said bracket having a. supporting ledge for the free end of the lever.

22. In a dump car, the combination with a pair of pivoted doors adapted to swing oppositelyy and havingr their free edges meeting' when in closed position, of 'a bracket secured to a fixed part ot the car opposite the line of meeting of said 'free edges yofthe doors, a projection rigid with each door, and a pair of independently operable lockinfr elements supported trom said bracket and cooperable with the ,respective door projections to lock the doors in closed position',

23. In a dump car, a discharge door, a bracket secured to said car` a member pivotally mounted in said bracket and adapted to support said door in closed position, and an extension on said member adapted to ensaid bracket when said member is iny door supporting; position.

2-i vln a dump car, a discharge door, a

bracket secured to said car having spaced front and rear portions, a member pivotally mounted between saidfportions, adaptedto 25. .A door supporting device for railway car door mechanism, said device including a plurality of pivoted ldoor support-ing latches, the door engaging portions of said latches being adapted to swing upwardly and toward each other when executing an unlocking movement, and movable means operatively interposed between and adapted simultaneously to cooperate with said latches to maintain the latter in door supporting relation.

26. A door supporting device for railway car door mechanism, said device including a plurality of pivoted door supporting latches adapted to swing toward each other when executing a door releasing movement, and means operable independently7 of said latches to simultaneously force the latter toward their respective door supporting positions.

27. A door supporting device for railway car door mechanism, said device including a plurality of pivoted latches adapted to swing in opposite directions to door supporting position, and means interposed be'- tween and operable independently of said latches to simultaneously cooperate with the latter for forcing them toward their respective door supporting` positions.

28. A door supporting device for railway car .door mechanism, said device including aplurality of pivoted door supporting latches adapted to swing toward each other when executing a door releasing movement, and means movable independently of said latches for preventing door releasing movement of the latter, said means extending between and engaging said latches.

29. A door supporting device for railway car door mechanism, said device including a plurality of independently movable door supporting latches adapted to move in opposite directions, and means cooperating with said latches to cause them simultaneously to move in opposite directions.

30. A railway car having a lading discharge opening, a doei` 'for closing` said opening, door locking mechanism carried by the car involving a bracket and a slidable l'ocking member, said bracket having a passageway within which the locking member is adapted to move, and movable means operatively interposed between the door and locking member tor engagement with the` latter to support the door in closed position.

3l. A railway car having a lading discharge opening, door for closing said opening, door locking mechanism carried by the car involving a lu'acket and a slidable locking block. the said bracket being formed with integral portions forming a passageway within which the locking block is adapted to move, the lower portion ot said block being provided with a wedging face, and pivoted means operatively interposed between the door and locking block for engagement with the latter to support the door in closed position.

32'. A railway car having a lading discharge opening, a door for closing said opening, and means for maintaining the door in closed position, said means involving s pivoted member, a slidable member engageable with said pivoted member, and l bracket having a passageway within which the slidable member is adapted to move, the latter having an offset portion ailording means to which force may be applied for moving the same. i

33. A railway car having a lading discharge opening, a door tor closing said opening, said door having a beam extending outwardly beyond one of its edges, the outwardly extending portion ot said beam being provided with a reinforcing bracket, and a movable member cooperable with the beam for maintaining the door in closed'position, the said: bracket being fashioned with a stitl'- ening web disposed in a plane substantially parallel'tor the plane of operation of the said movable member.

34. A railway car having a lading discharge opening, a door Jfor closing said opening, a member secured to the door, having angularly disposed plate-like portions, one of said portions extending outwardly beyond the edge of the door and substantially normal to the plane of the door, and a movable door supporting hook carried by the car body for maintaining the door in closed position, the said hook being adapted to seat beneath the outer edge of the outwardly extending plate-like portion of the said member, and being so arranged that the weight of the door acting thereon will tend to cause it to execute a further locking movement.

35. In a railway car having a lading discharge opening, the combination with a door for closing said opening adapted to move to open position under the iniuence of gravity, of mechanism for supporting the door in closed position involving pivoted means operatively interposed between the door and car body, a slidable locking member engageable with said means, and a bracket secured to the car body having a passageway within which said locking member is adapted to move.

36. In a railway car having a lading discharge opening, the combination with a door for closing said openingr adapted to move to open position under the influence of gravity, of mechanism torv supporting the door in closed position involving pivoted means operatively interposed between the door and car body, a slidable locking member movable into and out of engagement with said means, and a bracket secured to the car body having a passageway within which said locking member is adapted to move, the upper end ott the latter' being fashioned with a laterally projecting portion affording means to which force may be applied 'for moving the same.

37. In a railway car having a lading discharge opening, the combination with a door for closing said opening adapted to move to open position under the influence of gravity, of mechanism for supporting the door in closed position involving pivoted means operatively interposed between the door and car body, a bracket secured to the Car body, and a gibbed locking member slidably mounted on said bracket :for engagement with said pivoted means, the looking meinber being provided with a laterally offset portion ai'lording means to which force may be applied for moving the locking member into and out of engagement with the pivoted means. f j

3S. In a. railway car having a lading discharge opening, the Combination with a hinged door for Closing said opening, said door being movable to open position under the influence of gravity and having its hinge axis disposed transversely of the car, of mechanism for supporting the door in closed position involving movable means operativelyV 'interposed between the door and car body andoperating in a plane spaced outu wardly from the adjacent portion of the said body, a bracket secured to the latter and projecting outwardly therefrom, and a locking block slidably mounted in said bracket iorengagement with the said movable means, the said block being fashioned with a tapered lower portion and a lipped upper portion. y

39. In a railway car having a lading discharge opening, the combination with a hinged door for closing said opening adapted to swing to open position under the iniiuence of gravity, the hinge axis of said door extending transversely of the car, o mechanism for supporting said door in closedposition involving a bracket secured to the car body and projecting outwardly therefrom, a locking block slidably mounted in said bracket, and movable means operatively interposed between the door and car body,the said locking block being movable into the path of operation of said means for restraining movement thereof.

In testimony whereof I alii); my signature. Y

vvvILLriiM E. WINE. i 

